People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 urban in Yemen
Yemen: People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 urban was 95.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Yemen recorded 95.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Yemen peaked at 95.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 23rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 urban in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.6% | — |
| 2001 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 95.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.7%, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 95.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.7%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.6% | 88.6% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 92.5% | 95.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Yemen?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Yemen was 95.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Yemen ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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